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All I Need Is a Friend MAG
Books fill up my room.
Not baseball cards,
or pictures of girls,
or basketballs.
Maybe a blown up picture of …
… Pam Anderson might help.
Black-framed glasses
and a white,
pale,
lanky
body.
I should start working out.
At least I can read.
I read four books a day last summer.
The librarian,
80-year-old Mrs. Woodsworth,
she knows my middle name.
If only I had a real friend.
I am sick of seeing her old,
bony,
pale body.
Although it resembles mine.
The kids at school laugh.
Is it the way I dress?
Lacoste,
Ralph Lauren,
La Tigre.
I’ve tried every designer out there.
Staying in the house really saves me money.
My stupid rich parents give me $50 a week for lunch.
$50 times 36 weeks …
what is that?
$1,000,
$2,000,
$10,000?
I should probably know.
Straight A’s 12 years in a row
and counting.
With all of this,
or none of this –
it depends how you look at it –
all I need is a friend.
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there is alot of feeling in this poem!
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Dear Ryan,
There are so many wonderful people out there who would love to be your friend. I know I would. Don't let those mean comments put you down. They just can't quite see the beauty of what you write. Here I'll leave you with this:
The simmered whisper
Of his poem in my ears
Almost brings my heart to tears
It rips apart what I once wore
A mask of friendship
Nothing more
Today I swear will be the day
I talk to somebody
I would usually disregard
His poem showed me and open heart
Did you like it?
If you'd like to talk more reply to this. I loved your work.
Much Heart,
Madison